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Dylan Thomas

1914 - 1953

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Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a British poet and writer, whose works include the poems "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "And death shall have no dominion", as well as the "play for voices" Under Milk Wood. He also wrote stories and radio broadcasts such as A Child's Christmas in Wales and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog. He became widely popular in his lifetime, and remained so after his death at the age of 39 in New York City. By then, he had acquired a reputation, which he had encouraged, as a "roistering, drunken and doomed poet". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dylan Thomas is the 1,315th most popular writer (down from 1,085th in 2019), the 1,174th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 821st in 2019) and the 126th most popular British Writer.

Dylan Thomas is most famous for his poetry.

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Among writers, Dylan Thomas ranks 1,315 out of 7,302. Before him are Arthur Hailey, Quintus Fabius Pictor, Hieronymus of Cardia, Ruy González de Clavijo, Joyce Carol Oates, and Aelius Aristides. After him are Anthony Bourdain, Robert Merle, Bhartṛhari, Adam Oehlenschläger, Ivan Vazov, and Lobsang Rampa.

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Among people born in 1914, Dylan Thomas ranks 62. Before him are Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, María Félix, Rafael Kubelík, Francisco da Costa Gomes, Dürrüşehvar Sultan, and Carlo Maria Giulini. After him are Jack Parsons, William Phillips, Akira Matsunaga, Louis, Prince Napoléon, George Dantzig, and William Westmoreland. Among people deceased in 1953, Dylan Thomas ranks 36. Before him are Vera Mukhina, Nobuyuki Abe, Lionel Logue, Otto Meissner, Ludwig Prandtl, and Ernst Zermelo. After him are Wilhelm Stuckart, Tazio Nuvolari, Richard von Mises, Johan Laidoner, Margaret Bondfield, and Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dylan Thomas ranks 1,174 out of 8,785. Before him are Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872), Guy Ritchie (1968), John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1504), Matt Busby (1909), Adam Ferguson (1723), and Mary Somerville (1780). After him are Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594), William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779), Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130), Bob Klose (1945), Andy Serkis (1964), and Oldfield Thomas (1858).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Dylan Thomas ranks 126. Before him are Diana Mosley (1910), Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757), John William Polidori (1795), Elizabeth Gaskell (1810), Michael Jackson (1942), and Arthur Hailey (1920). After him are Lobsang Rampa (1910), Barbara Cartland (1901), Ken Robinson (1950), David C. H. Austin (1926), Robert Browning (1812), and P. D. James (1920).

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